Daily puzzles — 2026-09-07
Slot 1: icm
Correct action: Fold.
- Seat D shoves: 3,000 chips
- Seat C stack: 6,000 chips
- Dead money already in the pot: 600 chips
- Win probability if called: 45.0%
- Chip-EV of calling: -30 chips
- Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
- Verdict: $EV(call) -10.01 falls short of $EV(fold) 0.00 — a risk premium of $10.01.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $-10.01 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $10.01 |
Slot 2: push-fold
Optimal action: Call.
- Stack: 5 BB
- Position: Big blind
- Structure: No antes
- Nash range: 67% of the grid calls at this depth — see the grid below.
| Action | EV (BB) |
|---|---|
| Call (optimal) | -0.75 |
| Fold | -1.00 |
Slot 3: find-the-nuts
The nuts on each street.
- Flop board: 5s, 4h, 6c
- Flop nuts: 7c, 8c or 7c, 8d or 7c, 8h or 7c, 8s or 7d, 8c or 7d, 8d or 7d, 8h or 7d, 8s or 7h, 8c or 7h, 8d or 7h, 8h or 7h, 8s or 7s, 8c or 7s, 8d or 7s, 8h or 7s, 8s
- Flop why: A straight — no other two-card holding beats this board.
- Turn board: 5s, 4h, 6c, Kh
- Turn nuts: 7c, 8c or 7c, 8d or 7c, 8h or 7c, 8s or 7d, 8c or 7d, 8d or 7d, 8h or 7d, 8s or 7h, 8c or 7h, 8d or 7h, 8h or 7h, 8s or 7s, 8c or 7s, 8d or 7s, 8h or 7s, 8s
- Turn why: A straight — no other two-card holding beats this board.
- River board: 5s, 4h, 6c, Kh, Qs
- River nuts: 7c, 8c or 7c, 8d or 7c, 8h or 7c, 8s or 7d, 8c or 7d, 8d or 7d, 8h or 7d, 8s or 7h, 8c or 7h, 8d or 7h, 8h or 7h, 8s or 7s, 8c or 7s, 8d or 7s, 8h or 7s, 8s
- River why: A straight — no other two-card holding beats this board.
Slot 4: equity
True equity: 79.0%.
- Your hand: 9h, 9d
- Villain: 2s, As
- Flop: Ts, Jh, 4c
- Rule of thumb: Each out is worth about 4% equity on the flop — useful for estimating a draw's equity at a glance.
Slot 5: pot-odds
Correct action: Call.
- Pot: 5 BB
- Bet: 1 BB
- To call: 1 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 1 / (5 + 1 + 1) = 1/7 = 14.3%
- Your hand: Jc, 4c
- Villain: 7c, 7d
- Turn: Th, Td, Kh, 8d
- Verdict: 17.0% clears the 14.3% you need, so calling wins chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 14.3% |
| Your equity | 17.0% |
| EV of calling | +0.19 BB |